Katie Robinson Artist

25/05/2026

New painting!

This painting brings together my Mother's treasured willow tea pot, and my own treasured dog vase. If you've followed me for a while, you'll have seen this vase a few times. What you can't see from the photos is the hint of bones 🦴 scratched into the paint. Apparently my bones aren't as strong as I'd like them to be 🦴

Acrylic, coloured pencil and oil pastel on board.
As yet unnamed... Suggestions?

(Ps wee sunset studio pic of the assistants at the end to make you smile. They make me smile at any rate 😃)

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15/05/2026

This will be amazing!

Gouache Painting Workshop with Marion Vialade-Worch.
Join award-winning Alexandra artist, Marion Vialade-Worch for a two-day intensive as she introduces you to painting with Gouache. 30th and 31st May, 10am-4pm daily at Alexandra Community House. On Saturday, you will complete small A5 gouache paint studies, understanding the use of limited colour palettes. On Sunday, you will complete a gouache painting of your own under the guidance of Marion's tuition with 1:1 support.
Prior knowledge of basic drawing skills would be helpful.
All materials for the workshop will be supplied.
To register, email [email protected]
COAS Members $175. Non-members $195.
Your place in the workshop is secured after making payment via internet banking to BNZ 02 0916 0124425 000.

12/05/2026

This new painting is called Citrus and Silica and will be part of my Central Otago season-inspired series coming soon! Sign up to my mailing list (in my bio) if you'd like to be notified when this series will be available.

In the meantime can well all please admire Scout the bordoodle making himself right at home in the foreground?

09/05/2026

Welcome to my new followers!
I'm Katie and I’m a painter based in Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand.

I am a PhD scientist, turned painter and in both worlds ENERGY is the key. I love to paint the energy of the landscapes and the seasons; the energy of our stories.

Much of my inspiration comes from the Otago region—its vistas, its histories, its ghosts. My ancestry, tied to the Otago gold rush through both Chinese and Scottish roots, lies beneath many of my paintings.

My landscapes are about colour and texture; about the geology and the flora. My interiors might feature a quiet cottage or a quirky object or animal. I paint surrounded by my animals - Nacho and Scout (the dogs) and Neo (the cat).

For me, painting is a way to connect—with my true self firstly, and then with place, with memory, with emotion and with people.

I'd love it if you'd sign up to my newsletter, to stay up to date with my news and to get early updates of new works and collections.

Here's the link to sign my newsletter:
https://www.katierobinson.co.nz/contact

25/04/2026

One thing I've been loving lately is spending time outside with my paints. Whilst the season permits, I grab a cushion and often a couple of dogs plus some water colours and pastels.

This painting"Autumn at Carrick" is one result of my plein air studies. The colours are more muted, showing the late -Autumnal state of the folliage (though it's still mid Autumn; Jack Frost has visited us early this year!). I'm planning to.spend much more time looking at this view for an ongoing project with
📷🎨! Details to come in due course



Autumn at Carrick
42 x 42cm
Acrylic on board.

Available on my website: https://www.katierobinson.co.nz/originalworks/p/kx80f0lg11la1komuu3gx5yyhh30ep

23/04/2026

I have loved firstly making this concertina sketch book with my own paintings as covers and a mixture of paper types inside, and then filling the sketch book. There have been a bunch of different materials, locations, seasons and inspirations in this short book.

Thank you for the main inspiration! This has given me a great starting place for future plein air work and I'm eager for more!

22/04/2026

After a frosty start this morning (-3 when I got up!), the sun came out and it was landscape tweaking day in the studio ( no help provided by the studio assistants)

Autumn is coming to an end in April this year. It makes that autumn colour even more precious

21/04/2026

I've done this workshop and it was fab!

Another great workshop coming up on Saturday May 2nd in Alexandra. Learn how to create Folded Artist Books with Melissa!

17/04/2026

In early 2026, I was thrilled to be a guest on the podcast with Mandy Jakich.
We had a long chat about my journey from science PhD, via banking and patent attorney, to ARTIST!

If you'd like to know more about me, and what shaped me and continues to shape my work, please have a listen to the episode via www.creativeconnections.nz/post/katie-robinson-painter

Please also sign up to my mailing list at www.katierobinson.co.nz for updates on my new work

Thanks Mandy x